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Creators, Makers and Innovators
This year's theme is entitled 'Creators, Makers and Innovators' and features many older buildings that have been redesigned, re-invented and re-purposed into modern 21st century spaces that host collaborative teams of imaginative people who are creating new ways of thinking, making and doing.

Print quick reference lists of the 2013 Buildings: Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 26

Looking for the best spots to take the whole family? Check out these kid-friendly Doors Open buildings.


401 Richmond Street West 401 Richmond St W Telephone: 416-595-5900 Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 05:00 p.m., Last admittance: 4:30 Sunday: 10:00 a.m. - 05:00 p.m., Last admittance: 4:30 Tours: No 401 Richmond Street West is a heritage-designated industrial building that was originally constructed for the Macdonald Manufacturing Company from 1899 - 1923. The building operated as a tin factory best known for it's lithographic work. That artisti... more. Accessibility: Full Washrooms: Yes Parking: None Website: www.401richmond.net Twitter: www.twitter.com/401richmond Facebook: www.facebook.com/401richmond
Archives of Ontario 134 Ian Macdonald Blvd Telephone: 416-327-1600 Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 04:00 p.m., Last admittance: 3:30 Sunday: Not Open Tours: Tours throughout the day but non-scheduled. Located at York University’s Keele campus, the Archives of Ontario’s purpose-built facility was designed by Bregman & Hamann Architects and constructed to standards acceptable for a Silver LEED™ performance-the most recognized green building rating s... more. Accessibility: Full Washrooms: Yes Parking: Paid Website: ontario.ca/archives Twitter: https://twitter.com/archivesontario
Artscape Wychwood Barns 601 Christie St Telephone: Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 04:00 p.m., Last admittance: 3:45 Sunday: 10:00 a.m. - 04:00 p.m., Last admittance: 3:45 Tours: No An excellent example of early-20th century industrial architecture, the former Wychwood TTC streetcar repair barns were built between 1913 and 1921 and, at its peak, was the hub of the Toronto Civic Railway. Left vacant since the mid-1980s, a partner... more. Accessibility: Partial Washrooms: Yes Parking: Free Website: http://www.torontoartscape.org/artscape-wychwood-barns Twitter: twitter.com/artscape Facebook: www.facebook.com/torontoartscape
Assembly Hall - NEW! 1 Colonel Samuel Smith Park Dr Telephone: 416-338-7255 Saturday: Not Open Sunday: 10:00 a.m. - 04:00 p.m., Last admittance: 3:45 Tours: Tours throughout the day but non-scheduled. The Assembly Hall was completed in 1898 as part of the Mimico Lunatic Asylum. Patient labour was used to construct the brick structure, which was designed to improve the life of the hospital by offering weekly church services, dances and concerts for... more. Accessibility: Full Washrooms: Yes Parking: Free Website: www.assemblyhall.ca Facebook: www.facebook.com/theassemblyhall
Black Creek Pioneer Village 1000 Murray Ross Pk Telephone: 416-736-1733 Saturday: 11:00 a.m. - 05:00 p.m., Last admittance: 4:00 Sunday: 11:00 a.m. - 05:00 p.m., Last admittance: 4:00 Tours: No Before we had electricity, moving water was the engine that turned the mill wheels of rural Canada, grinding grain into flour and providing a focal point for Ontario's early communities. With the mill perched at the side of the stream, it wasn't lon... more. Accessibility: Partial Washrooms: Yes Parking: Paid Website: www.blackcreek.ca Facebook: www.facebook.com/blackcreekpioneervillage
Bloor Street United Church 300 Bloor Street West Telephone: 416-924-7439 Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 05:00 p.m., Last admittance: 4:30 Sunday: Not Open Tours: No As with many of the downtown Toronto churches, Bloor United is today noted for its progressivism. Three Bloor Street ministers have become Moderator of the United Church of Canada, George C. Pidgeon, Ernest M. Howe, and Bruce McLeod. The affirming co... more. Accessibility: Full Washrooms: Yes Parking: Paid Website: www.bloorstreetunited.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/bloor-street-united-church/143945355646795
Boys and Girls Club of East Scarborough 100 Galloway Rd Telephone: 416-281-0262 Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 04:00 p.m., Last admittance: 3:30 Sunday: Not Open Tours: No The Boys & Girls Club of East Scarborough’s 100 Galloway site has been in the community for close to 30 years. The original building was completed in 1982 and was constructed to provide programs for children, youth and their families. The original b... more. Accessibility: Full Washrooms: Yes Parking: Free Website: www.esbgc.org Twitter: @esbgc Facebook: www.facebook.com/boysandgirlsclubofeastscarborough
Cedar Ridge Creative Centre 225 Confederation Dr Telephone: 416-396-4026 Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 04:00 p.m., Last admittance: 3:45 Sunday: 10:00 a.m. - 04:00 p.m., Last admittance: 3:45 Tours: No Situated in an oasis of greenery and beautifully landscaped gardens, Cedar Ridge Creative Centre is an arts and cultural hub in southeast Scarborough. The historic mansion was built as a summer home in 1912. The main house features the beautiful Ced... more. Accessibility: Full Washrooms: Yes Parking: Free Website: www.toronto.ca/culture/cedar_ridge/index.htm Facebook: www.facebook.com/cedarridgecreativecentre
Corus Quay 25 Dockside Dr Telephone: 416-479-7000 Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 05:00 p.m., Last admittance: 4:00 Sunday: Not Open Tours: Tours throughout the day but non-scheduled. Corus Quay, Corus Entertainment's Toronto headquarters, represents one of the most advanced media and broadcast facilities in North America, with three radio stations including Q107, 102.1 the edge and Talk Radio AM640, and leading TV networks includ... more. Accessibility: Partial Washrooms: Yes Parking: Paid Website: corusent.com Twitter: @coruspr
Daniels Spectrum 585 Dundas St E Telephone: Saturday: 11:00 a.m. - 03:00 p.m., Last admittance: 2:45 Sunday: 11:00 a.m. - 03:00 p.m., Last admittance: 2:45 Tours: No Daniels Spectrum is an exciting new cultural landmark in the heart of the Regent Park Revitalization. Since opening in September 2012, this colourful new facility has become a destination for culturally-diverse performances, celebrations, community a... more. Accessibility: Full Washrooms: Yes Parking: Paid Website: www.torontoartscape.org/regent-park-arts Twitter: twitter.com/regentparkarts Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/daniels-spectrum/446179922088682
Enoch Turner Schoolhouse 106 Trinity St Telephone: 416-863-0010 Saturday: Not Open Sunday: 10:00 a.m. - 05:00 p.m., Last admittance: 4:45 Tours: No Built in 1848, this charming Gothic Revival one-room schoolhouse is the oldest school still standing in Toronto. It was established by Enoch Turner (1792-1866), a wealthy brewer and philanthropist, to educate the children in the poor neighbourhood su... more. Accessibility: Full Washrooms: Yes Parking: None Website: www.heritagetrust.on.ca Twitter: twitter.com/@onheritage Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/ontario-heritage-trust/582509915096745
Fool's Paradise 1 Meadowcliffe Dr Telephone: Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 05:00 p.m., Last admittance: 4:30 Sunday: 10:00 a.m. - 05:00 p.m., Last admittance: 4:30 Tours: Tours throughout the day but non-scheduled. Fool’s Paradise is the former residence of well-known Canadian artist Doris McCarthy, best known for her landscape paintings. McCarthy bought the picturesque 12-acre property on the Scarborough Bluffs in 1939. Her mother viewed the purchase as an ext... more. Accessibility: Partial Washrooms: Yes Parking: Free Website: www.heritagetrust.on.ca Twitter: www.twitter.com/@onheritage Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/ontario-heritage-trust/582509915096745
Fort York National Historic Site 250 Fort York Blvd Telephone: 416-392-6907 Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 05:00 p.m., Last admittance: 4:15 Sunday: 10:00 a.m. - 05:00 p.m., Last admittance: 4:15 Tours: 10:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:00 p.m. Fort York National Historic site is the birthplace of Toronto, a battlefield, an archaeological resource, and is home to Canada’s largest collection of original War of 1812 buildings. Through a wide range of exhibits, programs, special events, and ot... more. Accessibility: Partial Washrooms: Yes Parking: Paid Website: www.toronto.ca/museums Twitter: www.twitter.com/fortyork Facebook: www.facebook.com/fortyork
Gibson House Museum 5172 Yonge St Telephone: 416-395-7432 Saturday: 12:00 p.m. - 05:00 p.m., Last admittance: 4:30 Sunday: 12:00 p.m. - 05:00 p.m., Last admittance: 4:30 Tours: No The Gibson House was built in 1851 in the Georgian Revival style of architecture. The house was home to David and Eliza Gibson and their family. David was a local politician, a land surveyor and a farmer. The house is furnished to reflect a family li... more. Accessibility: Partial Washrooms: Yes Parking: None Website: www.toronto.ca/gibsonhouse Twitter: twitter.com/tohistoricsites Facebook: www.facebook.com/gibsonzion
Historic Zion Schoolhouse 1091 Finch Ave E Telephone: 416-395-7435 Saturday: 12:00 p.m. - 05:00 p.m., Last admittance: 4:30 Sunday: 12:00 p.m. - 05:00 p.m., Last admittance: 4:30 Tours: No Zion Schoolhouse, School Section No.12 York Township, was built in 1869 by the farming families of L'Amaroux. Several generations of these families attended the school until its closure in 1955. Constructed of local red brick, it has subtle decorativ... more. Accessibility: Full Washrooms: Yes Parking: Free Website: www.toronto.ca/zionschool Twitter: www.twitter.com/tohistoricsites Facebook: www.facebook.com/gibsonzion
Humber Arboretum Centre for Urban Ecology 205 Humber College Blvd Telephone: 416-675-5009 Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 03:00 p.m. Sunday: Not Open Tours: Tours throughout the day but non-scheduled. The Humber Arboretum's Centre for Urban Ecology is an award winning LEED Gold certified complex and a model of environmental sustainability. Honors include 2011 Ontario EcoCentre Platinum certification, 2010 OAA Design Excellence Award, 2010 OAA Mic... more. Accessibility: Full Washrooms: Yes Parking: Paid Website: http://humberarboretum.on.ca Twitter: http://twitter.com/humberarb Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/humberarb
Interfaith Communities of South Etobicoke - St. Margaret's Anglican Church, New Toronto - NEW! 156 Sixth St Telephone: 416-259-2659 Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 05:00 p.m., Last admittance: 4:30 Sunday: 10:00 a.m. - 05:00 p.m., Last admittance: 4:30 Tours: No St. Margaret’s was built in 1911 to serve 500 people in what became the town of New Toronto. It is now at the centre of an urban neighbourhood and this year marks the 100th anniversary of New Toronto becoming a municipality. The building resembles... more. Accessibility: Full Washrooms: Yes Parking: Free Parking: Paid Website: ww.stmargaretsnewtoronto.ca
Islington Village Walking and Trolley Tour 4709 Dundas St W Telephone: 647-703-4802 Saturday: 12:00 - 05:00 , Last admittance: 4:00 Sunday: 12:00 - 05:00 , Last admittance: 4:00 Tours: 12:00 p.m., 01:00 p.m., 02:00 p.m., 03:00 p.m. Enjoy a guided walking or trolley tour of Toronto's award-winning village of murals. You'll see 26 spectacular building-sized murals outside along the ARTWalk located along Dundas St. W. between Islington & Kipling Avenues. Take the one hour, histo... more. Accessibility: Full Washrooms: Yes Parking: Free Website: www.villageofislington.com Twitter: @villageofisling
Japan Foundation, Toronto 131 Bloor St W Unit: 213 Floor : 2 Telephone: 416-966-1600 Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 05:00 p.m., Last admittance: 4:45 Sunday: 10:00 a.m. - 05:00 p.m., Last admittance: 4:45 Tours: No Inside the Colonnade, a Brutalist architectural landmark of Toronto's 1960s, an elegant facility designed by Yabu/Pushelberg has been providing a welcoming space for public encounters with Japanese culture since 1995. Inspired by Japanese craftsmansh... more. Accessibility: Full Washrooms: Yes Parking: Paid Website: www.jftor.org
Kadampa Meditation Centre Canada 631 Crawford St N Telephone: 416-762-8033 Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 05:00 p.m., Last admittance: 4:45 Sunday: 10:00 a.m. - 05:00 p.m., Last admittance: 4:45 Tours: No Everyone is welcome to visit Kadampa Meditation Centre Canada (KMCC), a beautiful Buddhist Temple, offering an oasis of peace in the heart of the city. Kadampa Buddhist Temples take many forms worldwide. Some are custom built according to a special d... more. Accessibility: Full Washrooms: Yes Parking: None Website: www.kadampa.ca Twitter: www.twitter.com/kmc_canada Facebook: www.facebook.com/kmccanada
Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute 209 Victoria St Telephone: 416-864-6060 Saturday: Not Open Sunday: 10:00 a.m. - 05:00 p.m., Last admittance: 4:15 Tours: Tours throughout the day but non-scheduled. Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute is a nine-story complex in downtown Toronto, at the corner of Victoria and Shuter Streets. The two linked buildings -- the Keenan Research Centre, a groundbreaking research facility, and the Li Ka Shing International H... more. Accessibility: Full Washrooms: Yes Parking: Paid Website: www.stmichaelshospital.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/stmikeshospital Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/st-michaels-hospital/116986731666237
Osgoode Hall 130 Queen St W Telephone: 416-947-3315 Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 05:00 p.m., Last admittance: 4:45 Sunday: 10:00 a.m. - 05:00 p.m., Last admittance: 4:45 Tours: Tours throughout the day but non-scheduled. Osgoode Hall opened in 1832 and remains a Toronto landmark and a symbol of the law in Ontario. A fence (1867) renowned for its gates, surrounds the property and its landscaped grounds. Highlights include: the Atrium with its geometric tile floor; 19t... more. Accessibility: Full Washrooms: Yes Parking: None Website: www.lsuc.on.ca Twitter: www.twitter.com/lawsocietylsuc Facebook: www.facebook.com/lawsocietylsuc
Parliament Interpretive Centre 265 Front St E Telephone: 416-212-8897 Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 05:00 p.m., Last admittance: 4:45 Sunday: 10:00 a.m. - 05:00 p.m., Last admittance: 4:45 Tours: 01:00 p.m. Built 1797, burnt 1813, back 2012 ... visit the site of Ontario’s first purpose-built parliament. Responding to fears of war with the United States, Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe moved the provincial capital inland from Niagara to York (now ... more. Accessibility: Full Washrooms: Yes Parking: None Website: www.heritagetrust.on.ca Twitter: www.twitter.com/@onheritage Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/ontario-heritage-trust/582509915096745
Queens Quay Revitalization: Behind the Construction Fence and WALKING TOUR - NEW! 0 Construction Trailer:Lower Simcoe at Lakeshore Blvd Telephone: 416-214-1344 Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 04:00 p.m., Last admittance: 3:45 Sunday: Not Open Tours: 11:00 a.m., 02:00 p.m. Construction is well underway on a $110 million revitalization project designed to transform Queens Quay – Toronto’s main waterfront street – into a world-class boulevard. Stretching 1.7km, from just west of Lower Spadina Avenue to just east of Bay S... more. Accessibility: Partial Washrooms: No Parking: Paid Website: www.waterfrontoronto.ca Twitter: twitter.com/waterfrontto Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/waterfront-toronto/151607887926
Scarborough Child and Family Life Centre 156 Galloway Rd Telephone: 416-969-8510 Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 04:00 p.m., Last admittance: 3:00 Sunday: Not Open Tours: No Opened in October 2011, 156 Galloway Road is the home of Native Child and Family Services of Toronto’s Scarborough Child and Family Life Centre. The architecture of the complex symbolically commemorates the First Nations’ and colonial history. The or... more. Accessibility: Partial Washrooms: Yes Parking: Free Website: www.nativechild.org
Scarborough Museum 1007 Brimley Rd Telephone: 416-338-8807 Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 05:00 p.m., Last admittance: 4:30 Sunday: 10:00 a.m. - 05:00 p.m., Last admittance: 4:30 Tours: No Scarborough Museum buildings depict different time periods in Scarborough’s past. Cornell House was built in 1858 on the Markham Road in Scarborough Village, and offers a look at rural farm life in Scarborough. Inhabited by descendants of William Co... more. Accessibility: Partial Washrooms: Yes Parking: Free Website: www.toronto.ca/museum-events Twitter: www.twitter.com/scarbmuseum Facebook: www.facebook.com/scarboroughmuseum?ref=hl
St. James Cathedral and adjoining Cathedral Centre 65 Church Street St Telephone: 416-364-7865 Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 05:00 p.m., Last admittance: 4:45 Sunday: 12:45 p.m. - 04:00 p.m., Last admittance: 3:45 Tours: No The history of St. James dates back to the founding of the city, and the present Cathedral replaced the earlier one destroyed in the great fire of 1849. Designed in the Gothic Revival style, it opened for services in 1853, and the tower and porches ... more. Accessibility: Full Washrooms: Yes Parking: None Website: www.stjamescathedral.on.ca
Toronto's First Post Office 260 Adelaide St E Telephone: 416-865-1833 Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 04:00 p.m., Last admittance: 3:45 Sunday: 10:00 a.m. - 04:00 p.m., Last admittance: 3:45 Tours: No James Scott Howard, Postmaster of York, built this fine Georgian brick building in 1833 to serve as both post office and family residence. This post office received all the mail for the newly incorporated City of Toronto, population 9,000. Falsely ac... more. Accessibility: Partial Washrooms: Yes Parking: Paid Website: townofyork.com Twitter: @tos1stpo Facebook: tos1stpo
Toronto City Hall 100 Queen St W Telephone: 311 Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 05:00 p.m., Last admittance: 4:45 Sunday: 10:00 a.m. - 05:00 p.m., Last admittance: 4:45 Tours: No Toronto City Hall is the seat of Toronto's Municipal Government and is internationally recognized as an architectural masterpiece. Since its opening in 1965, Toronto City Hall has been one of Toronto's most famous landmarks. Toronto City Hall is the ... more. Accessibility: Full Washrooms: Yes Parking: Paid Website: www.toronto.ca
Toronto Police Service 11 Division - NEW! 2054 Davenport Rd Telephone: 416-808-1100 Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 05:00 p.m., Last admittance: 4:30 Sunday: 10:00 a.m. - 05:00 p.m., Last admittance: 4:30 Tours: Tours throughout the day but non-scheduled. The new 11 Division was officially opened on October 28th, 2011. It was built on the site of the historic 1914 Carlton Village Public School, and has preserved much of the character of the old school. The new station is the first Leadership in Ener... more. Accessibility: Full Washrooms: Yes Parking: Free Website: www.torontopolice.on.ca/d11 Twitter: www.twitter.com/mason8556 Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/11-division-toronto-police-service/271613536190899
Zion Church Cultural Centre 1650 Finch Ave E Telephone: Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 05:00 p.m., Last admittance: 4:45 Sunday: Not Open Tours: No The Zion Church Cultural Centre was built in 1873 by the Methodists of L'Amaroux, the Finch Avenue community between Victoria Park and Warden, on land donated by Henry Scarce. It was acquired by the Borough of North York in 1971, and designated as an... more. Accessibility: Full Washrooms: Yes Parking: Free Website: www.toronto.ca/culture/zion_church/index.htm

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